Percona MySQL Consulting Prices
Percona provides MySQL Consulting on a per-hour basis. Our MySQL Consulting Services are available remotely on either a pay as you go basis or with our money saving prepaid consulting option. Onsite consulting is also available. To view details on any of these options, follow the links below:
Pay as You Go Consulting Prices
Standard Rate
Percona's Standard consulting rate is $300 USD per hour. Minimum billing is 15-minutes or $75.
This rate applies to most consulting tasks that are done remotely over the internet when scheduled at least three business days in advance. Percona's consultants will advise you beforehand whenever rates other than Standard would apply to any request.
Premium Rate - No Minimum
Percona's Premium consulting rate is $450 USD per hour. Tasks below have a 15-minute or $112 minimum billing.
This rate applies to:
- MySQL Cluster engine tasks
- Customer requirement to use only a specifically named Percona consultant.
- Work done personally by any of these senior experts, if of an advanced or in-depth nature:
- Peter Zaitsev, CEO
- Baron Schwartz, Chief Performance Architect
- Vadim Tkachenko, CTO
Premium Rate - Two Hour Minimum
Tasks below have a two-hour minimum billing per incident, or $900 ($450 per hour × 2):
- Emergency consulting tasks
- Data recovery tasks, whether done on an emergency basis or not.
- Disruptive scheduling needed to fulfill customer requests, i.e.
- Very short notice
- Night, weekend, or holiday working timing at the consultant's location
- Overbooking, rescheduling, or other complicating factors
On-Call Rate
Percona's On-Call consulting rate is normally $50 per hour. This rate applies when your consultant is required to remain accessible on short notice, at the customer's request, during his normal working hours.
On-call times during your consultant's weekends, late nights, major holidays, etc. may be charged at Standard or even Premium rates, depending on circumstances. We will discuss such situations with you in advance.
Prepaid Consulting Prices
The following discounted prices apply only to purchases of annual Prepaid Blocks of Consulting Hours.
Pre-Purchase Block of 36 Hours
$9,900 or $275 per consulting hour.
Pre-Purchase Block of 72 Hours
$19,080 or $265 per consulting hour.
Pre-Purchase Block of 144 Hours
$36,720 or $255 per consulting hour.
Additional Consulting Hours
Additional hours are sold in 12 hour blocks at the same rate as the original purchase.
Payment Terms
These discounts require pre-payment in full by check or wire transfer (no credit card) in US dollars.
Onsite Consulting Prices
Onsite Travel
When a Percona consultant travels to your premises, the following travel rates apply.
| Duration | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $2,500 | San Francisco Bay area only |
| 2 Days | $5,000 | Maximum 2-hour flight for the consultant |
| 3 Days | $8,500 | USA, Canada, & the European Union |
| 4 Days | $10,500 | |
| 5 Days | $12,500 |
Virtual Onsite Consulting
When a Percona consultant works remotely but is dedicated exclusively to your organization for an entire day or days.
| Duration | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 Day | $2,000 |
| 2 Days | $4,000 |
| 3 Days | $6,000 |
| 4 Days | $7,500 |
| 5 Days | $9,000 |
Additional Information
- Prices include all transportation, meals, and lodging for one consultant.
- 14-day advance purchase is required.
- All days are 8 hours of working time. Use it or lose it.
- For virtual onsite consulting, all days must be used consecutively.
- A non-refundable deposit of $500 is required at time of purchase.
- A 50% payment is due before the engagement begins and the remaining 50% is due upon completion.
- There are no refunds if the consulting work takes less time than expected.
- Other locations or expense arrangements are available by negotiation.




